Implementing a Low Speed,
Low Cost Communications
Protocol (that you’ve probably
never heard of) — Part 2
by Fred Eady
Our goal this month is to assemble a set of
software routines to take advantage of the
LIN protocol we learned last time.

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Computer Control and
Data Acquisition
by David A. Ward
Part 5: Building a Thermal Cycling System.

The Navigator

by John W. Molnar

If you’ve ever wanted to send your rover
or R/C boat out to complete a mission
all on its own, check out this GPS based
navigation system.

Hagetaka: Bipedal
Combat Robot
by Andrew Alter
This installment covers the build itself, the
mechanics behind the leg design, and
the theory behind the walking gait.